From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2005-03-29 16:44:29 UTC
Subject: RE: Compounding Saw Palmetto & stuff
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <3634294.1112114669114.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Have you checked these resources:
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc
including
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/melatonin.htm
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/adrenal.htm
http://fhl.sonic-ferret.org
including
http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/browse.php?msg=YG1770
http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/browse.php?msg=YG1780
http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/browse.php?msg=YG2381
http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/browse.php?msg=YG1741
http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/browse.php?msg=YG533
http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/ferrethealth/ReferenceShelf?viewtype=Detailed&shownum=20&sort=type&dir=asc&startrow=1
Notice DATES because information changes over time!
Personally, I consider it a mistake to not use the proven approaches which exist. Sorry, but adrenal growths so greatly impact on life, and there certainly are approaches with a greatly proven track record in testing: Lupron, Suprelorin (less tested but three studies exist and reports from those in Australia and Europe trying it have been promising, too), melatonin implants. Propecia.Proscar, etc. Reports on saw palmetto in ferrets appear to be few and varied. The biggest problem with the grouping you mention is that only melatonin tackles some of the source of the problem, and there are stronger approaches with more promising track records.
BTW, I am personally curious why he is "possibly a Marshalls ferret". The dark dotted ear and toe tats for MFs are distinctive if the ear isn't missing or messed up. If what you have is a pink dotting them he is Triple F. If there is a line combo which approximates an H then he is Hagan. If the dotting is a mess or is fading badly, or was temporary he might be one of the fake MFs from backyard breeders who show up from time to time.
Ferrets from any source can get adrenal growths, and some whole ferrets get them, too, though the rate is apparently decently higher (vet observations in multiple resources available to all) among sterilized ones no matter what age they were sterilized. (Sterilizing at 6 months appears to be in the noise when on-set ages are looked at because the deviation is greater than 4 or 5 months), a promising hypothesis which doesn't seem to have panned out, as certainly can happen to any hypothesis.)